"War, Chaos, and History" considers the implications of the
emerging field of research in chaos-complexity-non-linearity for
the study of war. This study examines the special dependence of
military professionals on history in their shaping of doctrines,
style, and attitudes in spite of the wide gap between the portrayal
of war in military history and the far greater intricacy of its
reality. Special foci in the analysis include: the fragility of
doctrine; the chronic confounding of plans and expectations in
actual operations; the congruences of chaos and creativity
theoretics; effects of war on the environment; and problems of
evidence and reportage. Three cases--battle cruisers, tank
destroyers, and heavy fighter aircraft--are presented to illustrate
paradoxes, especially the gap between vision and realization, and
the tension between the urge to control and the impulse to create
chaos in war.
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